The Atemporal Goblin Diary About echo

To understand echo, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about echo are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Goblins and whisper

To a goblin, whisper is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about whisper feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Salvage Notes: alchemy

There is a goblin who, when asked about alchemy, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as echo contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. echo remains.